Re: Batman Vs Superman: can't we find a better title than that? Any suggestions?

The Dark Knight is a nickname for Batman....just like the Man of Steel. If you go up to a non-comic buyer and ask them who is the Man of Steel they will guess Superman. Avengers is the title of the comic and name of the team. Marvel name dropped Avengers in Iron Man. Every film built towards Avengers and Marvel made sure people knew Avengers was coming. World's Finest carries no weight to the general audience. Hell DC doesn't even call the book Worlds Finest.

Re: Batman Vs Superman: can't we find a better title than that? Any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by roach

The Dark Knight is a nickname for Batman....just like the Man of Steel. If you go up to a non-comic buyer and ask them who is the Man of Steel they will guess Superman. Avengers is the title of the comic and name of the team. Marvel name dropped Avengers in Iron Man. Every film built towards Avengers and Marvel made sure people knew Avengers was coming. World's Finest carries no weight to the general audience. Hell DC doesn't even call the book Worlds Finest.

So wrong.

They had a whole series that ran over 300 issues with that title for a span of 45 years.

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Re: Batman Vs Superman: can't we find a better title than that? Any suggestions?

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Actually, my "personal preferences" are the result of some thought and reflection...

I never said otherwise.

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I haven't seen a single cogent argument in favour of "World's Finest", apart from the assumption that it's use in the comics means it should be used in the movie.

There's relevant precedent for it in the source material and it acknowledges how important Batman and Superman are in both their universe (they are held in high regard by the entire superhero community) and in ours (they are the two most popular superheroes in existence).

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Everyone is absolutely entitled to their own opinion but I have to say it's funny seeing some of these attempts to try and add illegitimacy to the title by coming up with baseless information.

Regwec seems to have a good enough reason for not wanting that title but I don't think they apply to a large portion of people. I highly doubt audiences will be in a humongous uproar if it's titled World's Finest. It definitely does hold significance and it being used would absolutely make more sense than not like The Boy Scout pointed out.

Being against the "Vs" option is understandable in my view seeing as in cinematic history films which have used that are nothing more than tacky b grade level crossovers (e.g Freddy vs Jason & Alien vs Predator) having Batman and Superman reduced to that level would not be desirable.

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I don't like how USA portray Godzilla. Godzilla is a good man and kind man. Why can't Americans see this?

Re: Batman Vs Superman: can't we find a better title than that? Any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by The Boy Scout

I've yet to see even one logical argument for not using it.

All of the arguments set out against it over the last few pages are logical. You may not agree with them, but the claim you make here denotes a wilful failure of comprehension.

"World's Finest" is not the only viable title. The arguments for it appear to assume that it is, thus avoiding any real positive reasoning in its favour. The intention is probably that the burden of logical argument should be offloaded on the proponents of any other option. That won't do. I will gratefully entertain submissions on why it is the best option amongst a field of other options.

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What some of you are forgetting is that World's Finest was the original name for the comic not the team up name of Superman and Batman. People are retroactively applying meaning to it in order to justify the title. World's Finest frankly has no punch to it whatsoever, it's a bland generic phrase that could be applied to anything from washing detergent to Persian rugs, it has no place as the title of a superhero film. The only reason people are suggesting it is because there's never been a name given to the team up of Batman and Superman, it's just been adopted as a default. The title should be symbolic of Batman vs Superman concept, if the two of them are going head to head in the finale then Worlds Finest has even less meaning.

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Re: Batman Vs Superman: can't we find a better title than that? Any suggestions?

Here's an unpopular opinion: both of the titles suck.

They showcase a lack of thought into a title that can represent both of the comic icons well. Considering the half-assed logo they showed at Comic-Con, the lack of thought into this film - as evidenced by Snyder's indirect reveal that batman's inclusion was forced-this is a rushed project that is playing roulette with a nearly full revolver. I prefer they not use an existing title (World's Finest) and not one that sounds like it was conceived during the brainstorming for a half baked film (Batman vs Superman sounds like something Jim Wynorski shot in the 1980's when he had less than a week to shoot something with them before the rights expired.) They are both half assed titles and highlight the lack of thought that has gone into the pre-production of the film.

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What some of you are forgetting is that World's Finest was the original name for the comic not the team up name of Superman and Batman.

Irrelevant.

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People are retroactively applying meaning to it in order to justify the title.

What?

People have been using that title in reference to Batman and Superman teaming up for years now. There's nothing "retroactive" about any of this.

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World's Finest frankly has no punch to it whatsoever...

I disagree.

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it's a bland generic phrase that could be applied to anything...

Again: the films gives the title meaning; not the other way around.

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The only reason people are suggesting it is because there's never been a name given to the team up of Batman and Superman...

Except the one we're talking about, you mean.

EDIT: Sorry, accidentally deleted this part.

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The title should be symbolic of Batman vs Superman concept, if the two of them are going head to head in the finale then Worlds Finest has even less meaning.

The keyword there being "if". We don't know yet if the film is actually all about them fighting each other. I think it's more likely to be about them putting their differences aside and working together to defeat a common enemy.